TiredSoul
Warrior Mom since 2007
Thank you for the support gcvmom and graceupongrace. I was just looking into preschool a couple days ago, but the one we really want is full.
The nurse called back yesterday and said to continue taking the 1 mg unless I was uncomfortable with that and scheduled an appointment for today at 3:30. When I picked up difficult child from school, he was in a good mood. He said he felt better. He said he didn't want to take that medication anymore - so I didn't give it to him. I am thinking now we should have tried having him take it at night to see how that would work. I am guessing the aggression isn't from the Intuniv (although I have read others who said it did that). I am betting the aggression is from him not getting as much sleep. Don't know what the pediatrician will do or recommend when we go today. I agree she is not equipped to deal with this. I have the appointment to meet with the neuro-psychiatric on 10/13. If the pediatrician-doctor didn't consult with the psychiatrist we saw last time, then I imagine we will need to go back to him to get the medications straightened out.
I read something today that was about Fragile X syndrome (which he does not have), but it was interesting because it talked about treating aggression in those kids and to treat the underlying cause of the aggression. It mentioned 4 possible reasons for aggression and then the suggested treatment.
Cause of aggression/Treat with:
ADHD/ADHD medications-Ritalin, Adderall
Anxiety/Antidepressants-Prozac, Zoloft, Paxil, Luvox, Celexa
Hyper-arousal to stimuli/Clonidine or Tenex
Severe mood instability/Depakote, Risperdal, Zyprexa, Seroquel, Lithium
I am pretty sure we are going to have to add something else to the mix. Maybe we should try Intuniv (guanfacine) longer, or maybe we should just forget that and go right to something to treat his possible anxiety. We need a happy stable boy.
The nurse called back yesterday and said to continue taking the 1 mg unless I was uncomfortable with that and scheduled an appointment for today at 3:30. When I picked up difficult child from school, he was in a good mood. He said he felt better. He said he didn't want to take that medication anymore - so I didn't give it to him. I am thinking now we should have tried having him take it at night to see how that would work. I am guessing the aggression isn't from the Intuniv (although I have read others who said it did that). I am betting the aggression is from him not getting as much sleep. Don't know what the pediatrician will do or recommend when we go today. I agree she is not equipped to deal with this. I have the appointment to meet with the neuro-psychiatric on 10/13. If the pediatrician-doctor didn't consult with the psychiatrist we saw last time, then I imagine we will need to go back to him to get the medications straightened out.
I read something today that was about Fragile X syndrome (which he does not have), but it was interesting because it talked about treating aggression in those kids and to treat the underlying cause of the aggression. It mentioned 4 possible reasons for aggression and then the suggested treatment.
Cause of aggression/Treat with:
ADHD/ADHD medications-Ritalin, Adderall
Anxiety/Antidepressants-Prozac, Zoloft, Paxil, Luvox, Celexa
Hyper-arousal to stimuli/Clonidine or Tenex
Severe mood instability/Depakote, Risperdal, Zyprexa, Seroquel, Lithium
I am pretty sure we are going to have to add something else to the mix. Maybe we should try Intuniv (guanfacine) longer, or maybe we should just forget that and go right to something to treat his possible anxiety. We need a happy stable boy.